As the title states, my laptop died and I'm thinking of going with a Chromebook as a replacement. I'd like any input on them in general and possible make and model recommendations.

Thanks in advance.

Jim

It depends on your intended use. It will do Office 365 but only online. It is capable of using all google applications, but I don’t trust Google to not spy. It will run some PC-type programs but not all.

I hated the Chromebook my old company gave me. Wouldn't even run ADP Payroll. I bought a MacBook Pro, Parallels and Windoze.

I will be using it for web browsing and email primarily. No office type programs. Pretty much how I use my smart phone. I just want portability and a bigger screen.

Jim

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
I will be using it for web browsing and email primarily. No office type programs. Pretty much how I use my smart phone. I just want portability and a bigger screen.

Jim

thats what they excel at. the only reason I would buy one

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Originally posted by Ronin101:

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
I will be using it for web browsing and email primarily. No office type programs. Pretty much how I use my smart phone. I just want portability and a bigger screen.

Jim

thats what they excel at. the only reason I would buy one

Yep. I agree 100%. I buy from acer refurbished. 15.6" usually under $200.

https://acerrecertified.com/chromebooks/15-6/

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Originally posted by doublesharp:

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Originally posted by Ronin101:

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
I will be using it for web browsing and email primarily. No office type programs. Pretty much how I use my smart phone. I just want portability and a bigger screen.

Jim

thats what they excel at. the only reason I would buy one

Yep. I agree 100%. I buy from acer refurbished. 15.6" usually under $200.

https://acerrecertified.com/chromebooks/15-6/

Thanks, but I'm thinking of an 11.6" screen for better portability and weight.

The Lenovo C330 2-in-1 looks promising. $370 at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G..._encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Jim

If you are okay with Google business model they are awesome.

I've got an 11.6 that I do use for portability but my eyes much prefer 15.6".

My US$0.02.

Chromebooks are nice and serve a purpose. But truth is that they are made with the same hardware components as Windows PC. So in the end you aren't saving anything when buying a comparable Chromebook over a Windows laptop.

I just don't know what you can do with a Chromebook that you can't do with a comparably equiped Windows laptop.